how you fixed it thread

Therian

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Front bumper refused to come off

Pulled on it til it broke

sigh.

other problems:

Surging throughout entire rpm band, intermittant stalling - bad ign. wires

ABS light constantly coming on - improper tire ratio, front to back

Rich, Rich, Rich!...haven't really solved this one yet. Bought an AFPR and dialed it down as far as it would go, run the lowest octane fuel, bump timing to 18 degrees, cleaned MAF, cleaned Air Filter...I think my throttle body is the problem because it isn't opening half of what it should be at WOT

Right door and quarter panel scratches - stopped driving into the shed when trying to park the car

Left Front Fender destroyed - bitch at parents for driving my car into a fencepost with a tractor and get them to agree to a full paint job

Serpentine Belt refuses to come off - cut it with lawn shears!


seriously...don't pay attention to me, if something doesn't come off, I usually break it off. Patience is your best friend.

 

drakesdad

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SeventyMach1 said:

Problems with my car: Several of them.



How I fixed them: Posted on StangNet and waited for JT's advice.

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99FiveOh

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If you tear your driver door panel apart for some reason and put it back together and the driver window doesn't operate, pull it back apart and connect the little black box on the inside of the door panel.

It saves your feet when you go to kick the $hit out of your rim because you can't figure out what the damn problem is!

 

99FiveOh

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Also, if your windows won't go back up but you hear the motors making clicking sounds, take the motors out and apart and clean out all the broken pieces of plastic, then go get three 1/4x20 Nuts and put them in the three spaces inside the motor. Will work good as new!

 

The Green GT

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did a fog light re-wire. But they wouldnt come on. I messed with them for like 20 minutes then rememberd that the key had to be on.

 

99FiveOh

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The Green GT said:

did a fog light re-wire. But they wouldnt come on. I messed with them for like 20 minutes then rememberd that the key had to be on.

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You got a wierd car then, my key doesn't have to be on. However, the headlights must be on.

 

The Green GT

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The_Mustang said:

You got a wierd car then, my key doesn't have to be on. However, the headlights must be on.

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Thats just it. I rewired them so that the fog lights can be on as long as the car is on, the headlights dont have to be in the equation.

 

99FiveOh

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Oh, my mistake! was it easy to rewire? I'd like to wire mine up like that..

 

The Green GT

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The_Mustang said:

Oh, my mistake! was it easy to rewire? I'd like to wire mine up like that..

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Very simple. Just replacing the power wire with the hot wore on the vert harness that isnt used if you havea coupe.
http://mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/fog2.htm

 

deadlast

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first start up of the day would die right away, then i would start again and it was fine. Doesnt really matter but it kinda pissed me off. i moved my filter from directly after the maf, to deep into the fender.

car could not keep an idle w/o shutting off, so i opened the TB more, although its a littla bit of a hanging idle prob. was solved.

car ran like chit to begin with... new coil, plugs and wires all fixed

 

94GTLaserRC

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I was driving through my community at about 30mph....Tires sounded a little funny. I put air in the tires and the sound went away...PROBLEM SOLVED
RC

 

99FiveOh

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Once, I was driving and the car seemed like it was dragging a$$, then I noticed my emergency brake was up. After putting it back down, the car drove like normal.

Problem Soved!

 

95Vert

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Subscribed.

 

94GTLaserRC

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95Vert said:

Subscribed.

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You cant just "subscribe" You have to have solved some type of Mustang problem in your life to participate in this thread..

For example: Have you ever turned on your wipers to clean the windshield, and nothing came out? And all you did was put some blue liquid from the auto section at Walmart in there, and then it worked? THAT could be a topic!!!

RC

 

gcomfx.com

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My car was really slow at the track. Added a Zex kit and the problem was greatly reduced.

 

1TallMF

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One time I noticed a really annoying whining sound comming from the passenger side area of the car. I dumped my girlfriend a week later and the sound went away instantly!










lol I think this thread has gotten way out of context

 

gustang818

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Problem 1: Car started bogging and generally running like ****. Went to gas station, put gas in and problem solved.

Problem 2: Gas guage not working. Got new sending unit and installed it. Hopefully will eliminate future instances of Problem 1.

 

94GTLaserRC

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1TallMF said:

One time I noticed a really annoying whining sound comming from the passenger side area of the car. I dumped my girlfriend a week later and the sound went away instantly!

lol I think this thread has gotten way out of context

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Once there was a bad odor coming from behind my seat. I started eating Bean-o and the problem went away the next day!
RC

 

99FiveOh

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94GTLaserRC said:

Once there was a bad odor coming from behind my seat. I started eating Bean-o and the problem went away the next day!
RC

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Somehow, I don't think the bad odor will mix very well with that christmas tree freshner hanging from your mirror!

 

BlackVert

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very funny stuff, but come on

this was actually a pretty useful thread before people started screwing around with it!!!!!!!!!!